Claire Stapleton
Coverage of Claire Stapleton in the Nexus archive.
- How Google lost the 'war for the hearts and minds' of its employees: Q&A with Claire Stapleton
Claire Stapleton wrote the memoir "Don't be Evil," detailing her time at Google and the company’s promises. Her writings focus on the tension between Google's utopian image and its corporate realities, particularly regarding bad management and lack of tolerance for dissent. She was instrumental in spearheading 2018 walkouts that protested Google's handling of sexual misconduct allegations.
- Galaxy Brain : Behind the Curtain at Google
Claire Stapleton, a former Google communications employee, discusses her experiences from 2007 to 2019, highlighting the company's growth, initial optimism, and later disillusionment over data privacy issues, monopoly concerns, and shifting corporate values. She led an employee walkout in 2018 and critiques tech CEOs' alignment with MAGA politics.